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TIL, with a running start, Usain Bolt ran a 100m in 8.70 seconds in 2009

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P5we TIL: MARIJUANA wasn’t supposed to stay a Schedule 1 substance when it was temporarily put there while while the government waited on a Commission report studying marijuana abuse. The report said to remove it from Schedule 1. This was in the 70’s.
m149y TIL that the youngest soldier in the first world war (WWI) was an 8 year old from Serbia, Momčilo Gavrić (1 May, 1906 - 28 April 1993)
OorAR TIL that several European nobles thought that their bodies were made of glass. This is called the Glass Delusion.
1Ea7 TIL SunChips’ first attempt at a biodegradable bag crinkled at up to 95 decibels. A Facebook group titled “SORRY BUT I CAN’T HEAR YOU OVER THIS SUN CHIPS BAG” reached over 30,000 members as a result.
BgWQD TIL that there is a casting agency in London for ugly people. Its domain name is ugly.org.